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Child Protection Act 1999
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### sec.159M Definitions for part
In this part—
prescribed entity means each of the following entities—
the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters—
adult corrective services;
community services;
disability services;
education;
housing services;
public health;
the police commissioner;
the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd (ACN 096 708 922);
a health service chief executive within the meaning of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ;
the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ;
a specialist service provider;
the chief executive of another entity that—
provides a service to children or families; and
is prescribed by regulation.
s 159M def prescribed entity amd 2025 No. 24 s 40 sch 1 pt 1
service provider means—
a person providing a service to children or families; or
a licensee; or
an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.
specialist service provider means a non-government entity, other than a licensee or an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child, funded by the State or the Commonwealth to provide a service to—
a relevant child; or
the family of a relevant child.
s 159M ins 2004 No. 36 s 24
amd 2005 No. 40 s 57 ; 2006 No. 17 s 14 ; 2008 No. 60 s 13 ; 2010 No. 33 s 74 ; 2011 No. 32 s 332 sch 1 pt 2 (amd 2012 No. 9 s 47 ); 2017 No. 24 s 207
sub 2017 No. 44 s 62
- (a) the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters— (i) adult corrective services; (ii) community services; (iii) disability services; (iv) education; (v) housing services; (vi) public health;
- (i) adult corrective services;
- (ii) community services;
- (iii) disability services;
- (iv) education;
- (v) housing services;
- (vi) public health;
- (b) the police commissioner;
- (c) the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Ltd (ACN 096 708 922);
- (d) a health service chief executive within the meaning of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ;
- (e) the principal of an accredited school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 ;
- (f) a specialist service provider;
- (g) the chief executive of another entity that— (i) provides a service to children or families; and (ii) is prescribed by regulation.
- (i) provides a service to children or families; and
- (ii) is prescribed by regulation.
- (i) adult corrective services;
- (ii) community services;
- (iii) disability services;
- (iv) education;
- (v) housing services;
- (vi) public health;
- (i) provides a service to children or families; and
- (ii) is prescribed by regulation.
- (a) a person providing a service to children or families; or
- (b) a licensee; or
- (c) an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child.
- (a) a relevant child; or
- (b) the family of a relevant child.